Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-02-04
SWITHIN C. SHORTLIDGE'S
Media Academy, Media, pa,

ruNElRTEEN miles from Broad Street Sta
IL ton, Phila dep hia. School year 1885, 81
opens Wednesday, September 9Th. Fixed
price covers every expense, even books, ETC.
No extra charges except for music. Students
admitted and classified nj any time. No ex-
animation necessary for admission. Summer
vacation school July and August. The reg
ular school year opIns September 9Th, but
students may come at any time before Sep
TENDER 9Th, or he admitted after the 9Th,
when vacancies occur. boarding school of
the highest grade for young men and boys
One of The best equipped best Taught and
most successful schools In the United States
Twelve experienced teachers, all men and MI
graduates--four OF them Harvard men. All
teaching IN small classes so that each pupil
may have individual care. Special attention
10 both advanced and backward pupils In
dividual aud class instruction. EARLY def
ciencies In young mems education corrected.
Young men whose education has been neg
lected instructed privately, Special oppor-
iunities for apt students 10 advance rapidly.
Special drill for dull aud backward boys
Patrons or students may select any studies or
choose the regular English, Scientific, Civil
Engineering, business or Classical Course, or
parts Of different courses. Students fitted ut
Media Academy are now in Harvard, Yale,
University 0. Pennsy lvania Princeton, Le-
high, Lafayette, University OF Virginia, Co
lumbia, Williams Dickinson, Cornell, and
several Polytechnic Schools. CONDITIONED"
College students o. any class tutored in any
study and fitted for any college examination.
A physical aud chemical laboratory. Courses
OF lectures, with the best and fullest appar-
atus for illustration Fifteen hundred vol
umes added 10 the Academy Library in 1888.
Physical apparatus doubled In 1888 Ten stu
dents fitted for college and admitted 10 ss3,
ID in 1884, 10 in 1885, 10 in 1886. A GRAD
uating Glass every year In The Commercial
Department. Fine school buildings, In which
oil the students live with the Principal. No
boarding out In private families. Rooms ear
peled aud furnished with wardrobe, bureau
table, washstsnd, toilet set, two single beds
with springs, good mattresses, pillows, and
an ample supply Of bedding, all in complete
order, etc Buildings carpeed throughout,
and thoroughly heated by steam. Rooms for
one or two boys. No large dormitories. Rooms
lighted with gas. Media Academy sets n gen
erous table. The students are not poorly fed
under the economical plea that plain food and
mcagre diet are best for students. Dining
room fitted out in the best manner Experi-
enced men walters. Firsl-class steam laun-
dry. Day and night walchmen. gymna-
stun, with Two bowling alleys and other Ak
lures. Ample grounds for base ball, foot ball
and athletic sports. Drainage and water sup
ply perfect. No malaria. The health record
Of Media has few parallels. Media Academy
has sil The convenience aud appliances ne
cessary to make II a real home and a frst-cass
academy. A school for the training of gen
tlemen. No bazing or other rowdyism. No
"roughlng H." Students ut this academy
must not sacrifice the home influences for an
education devoid Of good morals, good man
ners aud genteel surroundings. The school
10 adapted In every way TO the education 10
young men aud boys only. Media Academy
Is moi mixed school, but strictly q boarding
school for the male sex. Media has seven
churches, and Temperance charter which
prohibits the sale Of all intoxicating drinks
Media is conveniently accessible from all
points. No change Of depots In Philadelphia,
coming from New York, Plttsburg, Bali.
more or Washington. Twenty trains leave
Broad street Station. Philadelphia, for Media.
Return trains every hour, distance 10 miles.
Ask at Media Station for Academy coach -
Drive to the school only five minutes. For
new illustrated circular Of Media Academy
address the Pricipal and Proprietor, SWITH-
IN .. SH0RTLIDGE, A. B. aud A. NJ,
graduate Of Harvard College, Media, Penna.
aug 27-iyr